Kinect Sports Rivals

Kinect Sports Rivals

Developer(s) Rare
Publisher(s) Microsoft Studios
Composer(s) Robin Beanland
Series Kinect Sports
Platform(s) Xbox One
Release date(s) NA 8 April 2014
AUS 8 April 2014
EU 11 April 2014
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Kinect Sports Rivals is a sports video game for the Xbox One.[1] It is part of the Kinect Sports series.[1] The game was announced during Microsoft's E3 2013 press event and was released on 8 April 2014.[2]

Gameplay

The game features sports such as bowling, jetski racing, rock climbing, soccer, target shooting, and tennis.[1]

Development

The staff size for Kinect Sports Rivals was 150.[3]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings64.18%[4]
Metacritic60/100[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer6/10 [6]
IGN7.3/10 [7]
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)7/10 [8]
Polygon6/10 [9]

The game received average review scores, getting scores of 7.3/10 from IGN, a 7/10 from the Official Xbox Magazine UK, and a 6/10 from Polygon. According to review aggregators GameRankings and Metacritic, the game received a mean review score of 64.18% and 60/100 respectively.[10][11]

A source indicated to Eurogamer that Rare Ltd. suffered a significant loss on the project.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Farokhmanesh, Megan (10 June 2013). "Kinect Sports Rivals is a launch title for Xbox One, coming this holiday". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/25/4557026/kinect-sports-rivals-for-xbox-one-delayed-to-spring-2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yin-Poole, Wesley (19 May 2014). "Layoffs hit Rare following Kinect Sports Rivals flop". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals for Xbox One". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Electronic Arts. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kienct Sports Rivals Review". Eurogamer. 8 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kienct Sports Rivals Review". IGN. 8 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals review: A Smooth Forward Motion". Official Xbox Magazine. 8 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals review: Second String". Polygon. 8 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals for Xbox One". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 May 2014.

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